Facing the January slope can be an ordeal for most, so EL PAÍS offers four plays that will make you laugh, cry and dance. The Beckett Room begins in 2025 with the premiere of The Handsomedirected by David Trueba. But it will also host the work Three whys with an acid vision about the disconnection between the joy of unconscious consumption and the brutality of production processes. The most danced songs in history will be played at the Teatre Tivoli thanks to the musical Priscilla. Another unmissable work is Cut the Red Wirewhich after its success in Madrid lands at the Teatre Muntaner in Barcelona.
For those who prefer an interactive dynamic until they blend in with the rest of the cast, the work Cut the Red Wire It is the perfect option. With 1,500 performances and more than 500,000 spectators, the surprising and risky humor of the three comedians is perfectly synchronized with the audience to make them participate. Uncontrolled characters, unsuspected situations, impossible challenges, dances, songs; everything aligned to offer the funniest comedy show, in Spanish, in the world.
This work by Pau Masaló, Cia El Eje and Carla Tovias is a perverse derivation of one of the most read children’s stories in history. It addresses the disconnection between the joy of unconscious consumption and the brutality of production processes. A function that undoubtedly invites reflection on today’s world. It is an impossible dialogue between three sows and the slaughterhouse that must end their lives, an eloquent representation of the reality of the meat industry and the proto-capitalist and meritocratic morality of the children’s story.
For those who prefer big hits, you already have a date with one of the best most recognized musicals based on the Oscar-winning film, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The musical tells the adventures of three drag artists who cross the Australian desert by bus in search of love and friendship. With them the most danced songs in history will be played in a show with more than 40 artists, 500 award-winning costumes and 200 extraordinary headdresses.
In the theatrical debut of filmmaker David Trueba, It immerses you in a story of neighborhood and reunion. Núria and Pablo, born and raised in the same working-class and marginal neighborhood, separate their lives. Pablo, a lawyer specialized in solidarity causes, has not been on the streets of his neighborhood for a long time. Núria, on the other hand, stagnant and without opportunities. After years apart, he contacts his friend for advice on a legal matter. An approach that will force them to face their own lives.
